the new buildings in the "architecturally spectacular" area draw in "trendy young media and IT professionals" and are a boon for tourism to the area. Since 2005, the fast IJtram has connected the area to the Central Station where one can transfer to other tram lines. The Piet Hein Tunnel offers a fast route for motor vehicles to the A10 ringroad. Oostelijke Handelskade A central element in the development of the Docklands is the Oostelijke Handelskade, the Eastern Quay. Located on the IJ harbor, it ran along the docks to the east of the center of Amsterdam and got its name in 1883. Previously known as Handelskade, it was built between 1875 and 1883. In 1919 part of the quay was renamed Piet Hein Kade. In 2001, it became connected to Java Island by Jan Schaefer Bridge. One of its characteristic buildings is the Lloyd Hotel, which was constructed in 1921 by Evert Breman as temporary housing for emigrants to Latin America, many of whom from Eastern Europe. During World War II it was used as a prison by the German occupiers, and after the war it retained that function. It became a prison for underage convicts in 1964. After 1989 it stood empty for a time, and in 1996 the city of Amsterdam opened a competition to turn the building into a hotel. That conversion, designed by Otto Nan, was finished in 2004 (with 120 rooms). References Literature Ton Heijdra, Kadraaiers & Zeekastelen: geschiedenis van het Oostelijk Havengebied. Amsterdam: Het Open Havenmuseum, 1993. . Ton Heijdra, Zeeburg. Geschiedenis van de Indische Buurt en het Oostelijk Havengebied. Alkmaar: René de Milliano, 2000. . Geert Mak & Frans Heddema (text), Han Singels (photography), De Eilanden. Het Amsterdams Oostelijk Havengebied in stadsgezichten 1974-2002. Amsterdam: De Verbeelding, 2002. . Bert Franssen, Ruud van Soest, Ontdek het Oostelijk Havengebied. Amsterdam: Stokerkade cultuurhistorische uitgeverij, 2009, . Notes Eastern Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam Amsterdam-Oost 1883 establishments in the Netherlands